Last week I detailed an ETF portfolio (part 1 and part 2) intended to mimic PRPFX,
the Permanent Portfolio mutual fund.
Earlier this week I proposed a 14 ETF portfolio intended to replicate the popular
Permanent Portfolio mutual fund, PRPFX.
The Permanent Portfolio mutual fund posted an annualized return of 11.8 % over the 10 years ending June 30, and even managed to eke out a small positive gain in 2008, when just about everyone else took a bath.
Two «one - stop» options presently exist,
the Permanent Portfolio Mutual Fund (PRPFX) and the Global X Permanent ETF (PERM).
Last week I detailed an ETF portfolio (part 1 and part 2) intended to mimic PRPFX,
the Permanent Portfolio mutual fund.
Earlier this week I proposed a 14 ETF portfolio intended to replicate the popular
Permanent Portfolio mutual fund, PRPFX.
Not exact matches
Another alternative is to hold a
mutual fund or ETF that replicates the entire
Permanent Portfolio strategy.
I should also point out that there's actually a
mutual fund built around the concept of the
Permanent Portfolio.
I've tended to prefer term insurance for death benefit needs and traditional,
portfolio - based (meaning investment returns are driven by the insurance company's general
portfolio / account) whole life insurance with a
mutual insurance company for
permanent death benefit and cash accumulation needs.